an independent businessperson with rights to operate a Bartercard brokerage and use the Bartercard brand in a defined territory to conduct business involved in the facilitation of trade transactions in the trading program between members.

a printed publication similar to the Yellow Pages that lists advertisements for all member businesses highlighting their business description, contact details, location and other information. This printed Directory is distributed to all Bartercard members.

a business or individual that has subscribed for membership to the Bartercard Trading Program in order to exchange its goods and/or services with other members within the Bartercard Trading Program. This is irrespective of the country of origin.

an Internet platform for members (referred to as the eAuction site) to merchandise their goods and services globally in an environment where prices are in Bartercard Trade Dirhams and are dictated by supply and demand in a typical auction environment similar to e-Bay.

a company which operates a trading program, acting as a third-party record keeper of trade transactions amongst members, and directs members to each other for the purpose of facilitating trade transactions.